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Session 22
Listen to find out how to ask for information in English.
μ΄λ² μνΌμλλ₯Ό λ£κ³ μ 보λ₯Ό λ¬Όμ΄λ³΄λ ννλ€μ λ°°μ보μΈμ.
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Activity 1
How do I ask for information politely?
κ°μ₯ μ μ€νμ§ μμ ννλΆν° κ°μ₯ μ μ€ν ννκΉμ§μ μμλ μ΄λ»κ² λλμ?
- Where’s the nearest supermarket, please?
- Tell me where the nearest supermarket is.
- Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Listen to check your answers. Then compare with the transcript below. μ€λμ€λ₯Ό λ£κ³ μ λ΅μ μλ μ€ν¬λ¦½νΈμ λΉκ΅ν΄λ³΄μΈμ.

Bolam
μλ
νμΈμ? How do Iμ μ€μ κ²μ νμν©λλ€. μ λ μ보λμ
λλ€. μ€λμ Samκ³Ό ν¨κ» ν κ²μ.
Sam
Welcome, everybody.
Bolam
μ€λμ μ 보λ₯Ό λ¬Όμ΄λ³Ό λ μ¬μ©ν μ μλ ννμ λ°°μ보λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. Adamκ³Ό μΈλͺ
μ λ€λ₯Έ μ¬λλ€μ΄ νλ λνλ₯Ό ν λ² λ€μ΄λ³Όκ²μ. μμλ£μ§ λͺ»ν΄λ κ±±μ νμ§ λ§μΈμ. μ μνμ μ ν¬κ° λμλ릴κ²μ. μΌλ¨ Adamμ΄ λννλ μ¬λλ€κ³Ό μλ μ¬μ΄μΈμ§ μλμ§ ν λ² λ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ.
Adam
Excuse me! Where’s the nearest supermarket, please?
Woman 1
Oh, yes. Turn down here on the left, then…
Adam
Hello! Sorry to bother you. Do you know where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Man
Yes, I do. Go straight down here, then…
Adam
Hi there. Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Woman 2
Yes, of course I can. It’s just down here on the…
Bolam
μ, μ¬λ¬λΆ μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νμΈμ? Adamμ΄ μ§κΈ λννλ μ¬λλ€κ³Ό μλ μ¬μ΄μΈ κ² κ°λμ? Sam?
Sam
No, I think he was talking to strangers, people he didn’t know. So he was being very polite.
Bolam
λ§μμ μμ£Ό polite μ μ€νμ£ .
Sam
Well, he used ‘please’ a lot! And also ‘excuse me’ and ‘sorry to bother you’ in a polite voice or intonation.
Bolam
λ€. μ μ€νκ² μ¬λλ€μ μ£Όμλ₯Ό λκΈ° μν΄ μ΄λ° ννλ€μ μ¬μ©νμ£ .
Sam
Absolutely! And then he asked for the same thing, but in three different ways.
Bolam
μ κ·ΈλΌ μ²μ μ§λ¬Έμ λ€μ ν λ² λ€μ΄λ³Όκ²μ. μ§λ¬Έμ΄ 무μμΌλ‘ μμνλμ?
Where’s the nearest supermarket, please?
Bolam
λ€. ‘Where’s…’ μ΄λμ μλμ? λΌλ λ§λ‘ μμνμ£ ? Where is λ₯Ό μ€μΈλ§μ
λλ€.
Sam
Shall we practise the pronunciation? Repeat after me:
Where’s the nearest supermarket, please?
Bolam
Thank you, Sam! λ€ Adamμ μ§λ¬Έμ μ μ€νκ³ μ§μ μ μ΄μλλ°μ. μμ΄ννμμ κ°μ μ μΈ μ§λ¬Έλ μμ΄μ. Adamμ λ§μ λ€μ ν λ² λ€μ΄λ³Όκ²μ. λ·λΆλΆμ μκΉ μ΄ν΄λ³Έ ννκ³Ό κ°μλ°μ. μλΆλΆμ μ΄λ»κ² μ§λ¬Έμ μμνλμ§ μ λ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ.
Do you know where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Bolam
첫λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬Έμ ‘Do you know where…?’ μ΄λμλμ§ μμλμ? μ΄λ κ² μμνμ΅λλ€.
Sam
And the second question started with ‘Can you tell me where…?’
Bolam
λ€. 'Can you tell me where…?' μ΄λμλμ§ μλ €μ£Όμκ² μ΄μ? μ΄λ κ² μμνμ£ . μ§λ¬Έ λ§μ§λ§μ μ΄λ»κ² λλλμ§ λ€μΌμ
¨λμ? Samμ λ°μμ μ λ€μ΄λ³΄κ³ λμ¬ isκ° μ΄λμ μλμ§λ μ λ€μ΄λ³΄μΈμ.
Sam
Ready? Repeat after me:
Do you know where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is, please?
Bolam
μ¬λ¬λΆ λ€μΌμ
¨λμ? κ°μ μ μ§λ¬Έμμλ λμ¬ isκ° λ¬Όμ΄λ³΄κ³ μ νλ κ² λ€μ μμΉν©λλ€. μ΄μ ν λ² μ°μ΅ν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? μ¬λ¬λΆμ λͺ¨λ₯΄λ μ¬λμκ² the toilet νμ₯μ€μ΄ μ΄λ μλμ§ λ¬Όμ΄λ³΄λ €κ³ ν©λλ€. Whereλ‘ μ§λ¬Έμ μμν΄λ³ΌκΉμ? μ μ€νκ² Please λΆμ΄λ κ²λ μμ§λ§μΈμ. μ μν Samμ λλ΅κ³Ό μ¬λ¬λΆμ λλ΅μ λΉκ΅ν΄λ³΄μΈμ.
Sam
Where’s the toilet, please?
Bolam
μνμ
¨μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ²μλ κ°μ μ§λ¬Έμ ν κ±΄λ° λμ¬ isλ₯Ό the toilet λ€μ λ£μ΄λ³ΌκΉμ?
Sam
Do you know where the toilet is, please?
Bolam
Good! λ ‘Can you tell me where the toilet is, please?’μ΄λ κ² λ§ν μλ μκ² μ£ ? μ€λμ μ 보λ₯Ό μ μ€νκ² λ¬Όμ΄λ³Ό λ μ°λ ννμ ν¨κ» λ°°μ보μμ΅λλ€.
Sam
Yes, well done, everyone!
Bolam
λ€μμ£Όμλ λλ€λ₯Έ μ£Όμ λ‘ 'How do I…'μμ λ§λμ. Bye!
Sam
Until next time, bye!
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1. μ΄λ ν μ 보λ₯Ό λ¬Όμ΄λ³΄κ³ μΆμ κ²½μ°, μλλ°©μκ² λ¨Όμ μ΄λ»κ² λ§ν μ μμκΉμ?
λ€μκ³Ό κ°μ ννλ€μ μ¬μ©ν μ μμ΅λλ€.
- Excuse me!
- Sorry!
- Sorry to bother you.
2. Pleaseμ thank you λΌκ³ νλ©΄ μΆ©λΆν μ μ€ν κ² μΈκ°μ?
μλ₯Όλ€μ΄ κΈΈμ λ¬Όμ΄λ³Ό λ, λ§μ§λ§μ pleaseλΌκ³ λ§νκ³ λ¬Έμ₯λμ μ΄μ‘°λ₯Ό μ¬λ¦¬λ©΄ μμλ°λ₯Έ ννμ΄ λ©λλ€. μλ¬Έλ¬Έμ ꡬ쑰λ λ€μκ³Ό κ°μ΅λλ€.
μλ¬Έμ¬ + λμ¬ λλ λ€λ₯Έ μ‘°λμ¬ + λͺ©μ μ΄/μ¬λ¬Ό + λ³Έλμ¬
- Where + is + the nearest supermarket, please?
- Where + does + bus number 10 + leave from, please?
3. μμ΄λ‘ μ§λ¬Έν λ λμ± μμ λ°λ₯Έ λ°©λ²μ΄ μλμ?
λ€, μμ΅λλ€. λ€μκ³Ό κ°μ΄ κ°μ μλ¬Έλ¬Έμ μ¬μ©νλ©΄ λ©λλ€.
- Do you know where the nearest supermarket is, please?
- Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is, please?
4. μ§μ μλ¬Έλ¬Έκ³Ό κ°μ μλ¬Έλ¬Έμ μ΄λ€ μ°¨μ΄κ° μλμ?
κ°μ₯ ν° μ°¨μ΄μ μ λ¬Έμ₯μ ꡬ쑰μ λλ€. κ°μ μλ¬Έλ¬Έμ μλ¬Έμ¬ λλ μ‘°λμ¬λ‘ μμνμ§ μμ΅λλ€. λμ μ Do you knowλλ Can you tell meμ κ°μ ννμΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€.
λ¬Έμ₯ꡬ쑰λ λ€μκ³Ό κ°μ΅λλ€.
μ μ€ν νν + μλ¬Έμ¬ + λͺ©μ μ΄/μ¬λ¬Ό + Beλμ¬ λλ λ³Έλμ¬
- Do you know + where + the nearest supermarket + is, please?
- Can you tell me + where bus number 10 + leaves from, please?
How do I ask for information politely?
4 Questions
Choose the correct answer.
μ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
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Activity
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μ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
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μ§μ μλ¬Έλ¬Έμ whereλ€μμ λμ¬κ° νμν©λλ€.Question 1 of 4
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Activity
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μ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
α£αα΅
μ μ€ν νν λ€μμλ whenμ μ¬μ©ν©λλ€.Question 2 of 4
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Activity
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μ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
α£αα΅
μ£ΌμνμΈμ! μ§λ¬Έμ΄ μ§μ μλ¬Έλ¬ΈμΈκ°μ, κ°μ μλ¬Έλ¬ΈμΈκ°μ?Question 3 of 4
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Activity
Choose the correct answer.
μ λ΅μ μ ννμΈμ.
α£αα΅
λκ΅°κ°μκ² μ²μ λ§μ κ±Έ λ, μ΄λ€ κ²μ΄ λ무 μ§μ μ μΈ ννμΌκΉμ?Question 4 of 4
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Session Vocabulary
the nearest supermarket
κ°μ₯ κ°κΉμ΄ μνΌλ§μΌthe toilet
νμ₯μ€Excuse me!
μ€λ ν©λλ€.Sorry!
μ£μ‘ν©λλ€.Sorry to bother you.
λ²κ±°λ‘κ² ν΄μ μ£μ‘ν©λλ€.